Notes: USC Upstate, picked in preseason polls for second in the conference, could still end up seeded anywhere from third to sixth in the eight-team tournament. Mercer and Florida Gulf Coast will be the top two seeds. … USC Upstate is a half-game behind Jacksonville for fourth and a full game behind Stetson for third. … North Florida and Lipscomb are tied for the seventh and eighth seeds, 1.5 games behind East Tennessee State at No. 6. … USC Upstate broke a four-game losing streak Saturday by rallying from 17 points down in the first half to beat last-place Kennesaw State, 79-67. Craig had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Glen had 21 points, six rebounds and seven assists. … The Spartans had won four straight before losing four straight. ... Jacksonville is coming off a 70-68 win in a city rivalry game against North Florida. The Dolphins had lost three straight, two close ones against top teams Mercer (67-64 in overtime) and Florida Gulf Coast (81-78) before losing by seven at Kennesaw State. … USC Upstate beat Jacksonville, 79-64, in the Hodge Center on Jan. 26. Greene led the Spartans with 24 points, while Mario Blessing had 14 off the bench in 17 minutes. Craig had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Next: USC Upstate will stay in Jacksonville to play Saturday afternoon at North Florida and finish the regular season March 1 at East Tennessee State. The Atlantic Sun Conference tournament begins March 7 in Macon, Ga.

<p class="bold allcaps">USC UPSTATE at JACKSONVILLE</p>
<p><b>When:</b> 7 p.m. Thursday</p><p><b>Where:</b> Jacksonville, Fla.</p><p><b>Records:</b> USC Upstate (14-14, 8-7 Atlantic Sun). Jacksonville (13-14, 8-6)</p><p><b>Radio:</b> 1400 AM, 97.1 FM</p><p><b>Top scorers: USC Upstate —</b> Jr. F Torrey Craig (17.2 ppg., 6.8 rpg.); So. G Ty Greene (12.6 ppg., 70 assists); Jr. F Ricardo Glenn (10.4 ppg., 8.1 rpg.). <b>Jacksonville —</b> Jr. G Keith McDougald (12.7 ppg.); Fr. G Jarvis Haywood (10.5 ppg.); Jr. F Dylan Fritsch (9.9 ppg.); Sr. F Glenn Powell (9.3 ppg.).</p><p><b>Notes:</b> USC Upstate, picked in preseason polls for second in the conference, could still end up seeded anywhere from third to sixth in the eight-team tournament. Mercer and Florida Gulf Coast will be the top two seeds. … USC Upstate is a half-game behind Jacksonville for fourth and a full game behind Stetson for third. … North Florida and Lipscomb are tied for the seventh and eighth seeds, 1.5 games behind East Tennessee State at No. 6. … USC Upstate broke a four-game losing streak Saturday by rallying from 17 points down in the first half to beat last-place Kennesaw State, 79-67. Craig had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Glen had 21 points, six rebounds and seven assists. … The Spartans had won four straight before losing four straight. ... Jacksonville is coming off a 70-68 win in a city rivalry game against North Florida. The Dolphins had lost three straight, two close ones against top teams Mercer (67-64 in overtime) and Florida Gulf Coast (81-78) before losing by seven at Kennesaw State. … USC Upstate beat Jacksonville, 79-64, in the Hodge Center on Jan. 26. Greene led the Spartans with 24 points, while Mario Blessing had 14 off the bench in 17 minutes. Craig had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.</p><p><b>Next: </b>USC Upstate will stay in Jacksonville to play Saturday afternoon at North Florida and finish the regular season March 1 at East Tennessee State. The Atlantic Sun Conference tournament begins March 7 in Macon, Ga.</p>